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![Revealed: Details of Labour’s $229m bill for Auckland axed light rail](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Revealed: Details of Labour’s $229m bill for Auckland axed light rail
Two engineering firms pocketed $64m for working on light rail.
![Editorial: National Party's board appointments of the two Bs is a wise choice](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Editorial: National Party's board appointments of the two Bs is a wise choice
OPINION: Paula Bennett and Simon Bridges are a perfect fit.
![Cardiac 'crisis' in hospitals, plea for Pharmac to cover heart failure drugs](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Cardiac 'crisis' in hospitals, plea for Pharmac to cover heart failure drugs
Heart drugs that add more than eight years of additional life aren't funded.
![Opinion: Five reasons why the Govt should slow down on raising speed limits](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Opinion: Five reasons why the Govt should slow down on raising speed limits
OPINION: The case for lower speeds is compelling: lives are saved, pollution is reduced.
![NZTA urgently investigated safety concerns raised by train bosses against KiwiRail](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
NZTA urgently investigated safety concerns raised by train bosses against KiwiRail
The operators of the Auckland and Wellington networks wrote to NZTA about their concerns.
![Claire Trevett: PM's Nato trip perfectly timed for US, UK schmoozing](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Claire Trevett: PM's Nato trip perfectly timed for US, UK schmoozing
OPINION: There'll be plenty of high-level chat about what Trump 2.0 might bring.
![Treasury boss Caralee McLiesh won’t seek reappointment](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Treasury boss Caralee McLiesh won’t seek reappointment
The Finance Minister values her 'positive working relationship' with the Treasury boss.
![Anti-gang laws softened but still likely to breach Bill of Rights Act](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Anti-gang laws softened but still likely to breach Bill of Rights Act
A select committee report ignores suggestions to make the law more Bora-consistent.
![Christopher Luxon live in studio with Kerre Woodham](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Christopher Luxon live in studio with Kerre Woodham
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon speaks with Newstalk ZB's Kerre Woodham live. Video / Newstalk ZB
![Finance Minister unreceptive to calls for new finance monitoring unit](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Finance Minister unreceptive to calls for new finance monitoring unit
New Zealand warned it's not immune from the risk that Budgets start lacking credibility.
![Luxon compares Govt action plan to 'corporate turnaround'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Luxon compares Govt action plan to 'corporate turnaround'
Law and order will be the Government's focus.
![Kāinga Ora CEO resigns, will get $365k payout - Govt changes 'not what he signed up for'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Kāinga Ora CEO resigns, will get $365k payout - Govt changes 'not what he signed up for'
The Government announced sweeping changes at the agency in May.
![Paddy Gower on why Kiwis shouldn't get sucked into a political race debate](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Paddy Gower on why Kiwis shouldn't get sucked into a political race debate
The veteran journalist says the demographics are not wrong.
![Government’s $1.2b fund for the regions, who can tap it and what it’ll buy](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Government’s $1.2b fund for the regions, who can tap it and what it’ll buy
The new regional infrastructure fund opens to applicants; who can apply, what it'll buy.
![Auckland motorists face peak-hour time-of-use charges as fuel tax is scrapped](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Auckland motorists face peak-hour time-of-use charges as fuel tax is scrapped
Transport Minister Simeon Brown says cash from congestion charges should be spent locally.
!['A void in our house': Father of four dies before Pharmac funding breakthrough](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
'A void in our house': Father of four dies before Pharmac funding breakthrough
Clark's family collected aluminium cans to sell as scrap for his medicine.
![Public consultation on reversing live animal export ban to start](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Public consultation on reversing live animal export ban to start
The Government is expected to introduce legislation to Parliament next year.
![Crime steady overall, rise in feeling unsafe, big rises in fraud, vehicle theft – survey](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Crime steady overall, rise in feeling unsafe, big rises in fraud, vehicle theft – survey
Highly victimised groups were Māori, young people, the disabled and the LGBT+ community.
![Months of pain for former hairdresser leads to colorectal cancer diagnosis](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Months of pain for former hairdresser leads to colorectal cancer diagnosis
A few years after losing her son to suicide, she noticed fatigue. Then came the diagnosis.
![Chlöe Swarbrick: Climate crisis requires rational, immediate and bold action](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Chlöe Swarbrick: Climate crisis requires rational, immediate and bold action
OPINION: The climate crisis is no longer some dystopian nightmare.
![Editorial: Hawke’s Bay and Tairāwhiti storms a wake-up call for NZ infrastructure](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Editorial: Hawke’s Bay and Tairāwhiti storms a wake-up call for NZ infrastructure
OPINION: This week's severe weather shows the critical need for infrastructure investment.